League of Legends, the fantastic competitive online game brought to you by Riot Games, has been going through a lot of changes over the past couple of months since the last time we posted about the game here on Destructoid. New modes have dropped, as well as characters, items, runes, and balancing changes. That’s not all, either — there are some plans for the immediate future of the game, beyond just thebiggest purse in eSports history....
Fin Baller You all know me… know how I earn a living. I’ll reviewManeaterfor you. But it ain’t gonna be easy. Switch port. Not like booting up the PC to go down toResident Evil Village. This port report embargo… swallow your weekend… a little eyestrain, a little finger cramp, and down you go. I’m gonna keep it quick, that’ll bring back the players, put all your eShop customers on a paying basis....
Berserker barrage Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3is a brawler at heart, but there’s a few tricky bosses to navigate. Here’s a few tips to help avoid that frustration. Alternatively, you can spread out single ultimates in areas with lots of difficult elite enemies. One ultimate is usually enough to stun a group of elites, and if you need more help, trigger one more ultimate for the finisher: preserving the other two for a similar situation....
Release your email account from its Pok? Ball It’s finally time. Grab your Master Balls and Full Restores, codes are finally being emailed out to add Mewtwo toSuper Smash Bros. Players who purchased and registered copies ofSmash Bros.on both Wii U and 3DS in Japan have already begun receiving codes for the psychic Pokémon and players in Europe and North America are expected to start receiving theirs within the next 24 hours....
Goodbye Xbox Live Gold, hello Xbox Game Pass Core And just like that, change is upon us.Microsoft unveiled their new Xbox Game Pass Coretoday, which will replace Xbox Live Gold in September. “Here’s the bottom line. If you’re a Gold member, you don’t need to change anything. Nothing with your subscription will change, no action is needed on your part. Same if you’re an Ultimate member…no action needed,” said Megan Spurr, Community Lead for Xbox Game Pass, in avideo....
Editions, Editions, Editions Trion Worlds’ upcoming videogame and television show hybrid,Defiance, is almost upon us and I must say that this game has caught my attention. I mean, the fact that whatever transpires in the TV show will affect the online open world shooter and vice versa sounds like something that could attract quite a large fan base — so long as it’s executed properly. But anyway, with the April 2013 release date looming, Trion Worlds has gone ahead and given us a list of pre-order bonuses along with details on theDefiance Digital Deluxe, Collector’sandUltimate Editions....
Don’t spoil yourself, unless you’re not sold yet South Park: The Stick of Truthis an amazing game, one of the best in gaming at perfecting what it set out to do, a game truly deserving of perfect scores. A lot of fun is from the humor, and going in blind was the best experience. It’s already bad enough to spoil yourself of too much gameplay for a video game, but one full of jokes is even worse because you save nothing for your own playthrough....
Also Leisure Suit Larry E3 is nearly over, and right on cue is our “surprise” release:Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda, which is probably the last time I’m going to type out that full title. It’s definitely the favorite this week, as Nintendo likely wants as much of a spotlight on it as it can get. I expect the next few weeks to be more densely packed, as the week before and week of E3 have been fairly light: at least in terms of how much Nintendo historically dumps on the eShop week after week (sometimes it’s 40 games)....
Recently it was reported that Microsoft had filed a patent that suggested itsKinect motion-sensing camera could read sign language. The truth is, the technology is there. Kinect technically could understand fine, individual finger movements. But the one we’re getting at retail this holiday? Not so much. So here’s the deal, and you’ve heard it before, so there should be no surprises here: Microsoft cut costs on the Kinect technology in order to make the pricing more retail-friendly....
Two tanks, two supports, and two damage-dealers Today feels like a particularly fateful day forOverwatch. Along with the new gravity-manipulating heroSigma, Blizzard has pushed outRole Queue–a system in which players will lock down their role as either tank, support, or damage prior to entering a Quick Play or Competitive Play match. In other words, you’ll matchmake for a specific role first, enter a game, and only then choose your applicable hero....
Yanking yer Crank Developer Panic has revealed thatPlaydate, the curious handheld console powered by a physical crank, has sold over 53,000 units since its release exactly one year ago. This number,as noted by Eurogamer, represents double Panic’s forecast for the admittedly niche, but intriguing device. Announced back in 2019, Playdate was pitched as a hand-cranked portable console that would play a library of titles, released on rotational/seasonal basis. Interest quickly spread about the quirky platform, which lead to pre-orders selling out in a scant 20 minutes, as interested parties snapped up one of the initial 20,000 planned production models....
Crack open a Mystery Box with the boys Niantic is givingPokémon Goplayers a proper chance to catch the shiny variant of Meltan, one of the series’ newest and most huggable critters. It’s only a slightly different shade and the tail is just blue instead of red, but still!Shiny! The promo event runs from today through Monday, July 27, 2025. Players can catch Meltan using theMystery Box itemthat’s awarded for linkingPokémon GowithPokémon: Let’s Go, PikachuandLet’s Go, Eeveeon Nintendo Switch....
Glasses are a must Here is a full look at both ofPokemon X/Y‘s playable characters. Note that both trainers have some kind of glasses on their headgear. My guess is that they’ll be donning those specs to engage in some kind of 3D-enabled view in-game, probably to catch new Pokemon, or maybe even aThey Live-style awakening about the world being secretly insidious. The game takes place in a new region called Karos, which is reportedly based on France....
